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n1) бот. колючка, шип, шпичак (на рослині)2) колюча рослина3) pl кайдани, оковиto be (to sit, to stand, to walk) on thorns — сидіти, як на голках; бути у скрутному становищі
* * *I n1) бoт. колючка, шип3) pl окови; терни4) торн (стара назва рунічної літери, що відповідає th; тж. thorn letter)••a thorn in one's side /in one's flesh/ — джерело постійного роздратування або неприємностей
to be /to sit, to stand, to walk/ on thorn s — перебувати в болісному стані, сидіти як на голках
II vthere's no rose without a thorn — присл немає троянди без шипів; не буває радостей без прикростей
I have been thorned with these perplexities — від всіх цих складностей /труднощів/ я почував себе дуже незатишно
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